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The Dickinson press., 1887-09-17
TRICK OF "rIcKLlNep TROUT.
A Process Well Known Among the Bows
oE Iroln,Gl-Ika S..oooca

"A Process Well Known Among the Boys
of Ireland-Its Success.
II was astonished to learn by Mr.. Thorn
dykes statement that the bears on the shores
of Carbon river, at the base of tho precipi-
tous Mount Tacoma, have mastered the pro-
cess of catching the hook nosed salmon by the
art of tickling" said a gentleman who was
born on the Emerald isle, and is proud of it.
II wonder whether the boys in Ireland taught
it to them or learned 1t from them2 I know
when l was q youngster we Irish lads carried
on the sport to an extent that led the game
Keepers to suspect that there were more and
shrewder poachers in that part of the country
than had ever been bounded out of it; but
they never suspected that the ragged, baro-
footed boy, who whistled as no plucked the
~blackberries from the hedges, and would
have been as familiar with the mariners
compass, had it been placed before him, as
with a trout rod, creek reel line and cast Of
flies, was one of the licenseless culprits who
caused the scarcity of trout.
"Yet so it was. When the keeper was well
out of sight the small boy would throw away
the blackberries which he had collected, but
did not care to eat, and knowing by long ex-
perience where the big speckled fellows loved
to Turk, he would dart to a deep still spot,
well shaded, and where the bank overhung
the water. Then, crawling to the edge, he
would look cautiously over. II a trout was
basking near tho surface the dirty little hand,
making no p%erceptible ripple in the stream,
SO carefully was it put in, was soon under 1t.
The fingers were then raised until, with al
most incredible gentleness, their points
touched the trout's stomach, when a slight
oscillation was commenced. This was the
tickling part Of the maneuver. The boys
thought the trout enjoyed it, but perhaps
they supposed that it was only tho weeds
softly brushing them. Anyhow, it rarely dis
turbed them, and the hand gradually assumed
a surer position, until, with a dexterous
movement, swift as the lightning flash, the
fish was cast out of the water, generally on
the opposite bank. The probability is that
the trout SO captured is asleep, and, though
its eyes are of course open, it can see nothing.
II have often caught two dozen fine trout
in q day after this fashion, and all the time
kept a bright lookout hat I was not caught
myself; and while I was tickling them I was
carefully avoiding sportsmen who, not far
away were fruitlessly whipping tho stream.
"The bear seems to capture his prey, as il
were, by main strength. He just puts his
claw under the fish and casts 1t out. The
hook nosed salmon must be a stupid fellow To
be SO easily taken. The Irish boy has to be
more artistic, so, perhaps, he taught the mode
Of fishing to the bears."-San Francisco Ex
aminer.
The Dickinson press., 1887-09-17
Burns and Scalds,

The gravity of a burn, says q writer in
Good Housekeeping, is in proportion to the
surface involved. A deep burn is much less
serious than u superficial one twice the size.
Pain is a good sign i'll severe burns; it shows
that there is still vitality to suffer. Cloths
dipped in u thick solution of common baking
soda in water laid over the burnt surface and
bandaged with oilcloth or other material to ex-
clude the air is advised. Scalds can be
treated i'll the same way. In slight cases
painting the surface with thick mucilage will
sometimes give relief, Or pouring oil over it
and then covering it with a coating of flour.
Anything that etfectually excludes the air
will relieve the pain. Persons suffering from
these accidents should have concentrated,
nourishing food and as much of it as they can
take with ease. Nature has large repairs to
make and must he provided material to carry
them on. The doctor will prescribe opiates
as needed: it is not safe for all unprofessional
person to NEEDLE with them.
The Dickinson press., 1887-09-17
"AlN'T GOT NO NAsHuN.u
A Curious Belief Said to Prevail Both
North and South.

a curious Belief Said to Prevail Both
North and South.
In de souf," especially in the country
regions where ante war notions still to q
large extent prevail, there is much jealousy
and ill feeling between the full blooded
negroes and the half breed negroes-between
the "black niggers" and the 'yaller niggers'
AS the white corner grocery loungers of
those parts call them. Curiously enough the
black negroes profess to consider themselves
greatly superior to the mulattoes, notwith-
standing the latter's admixture of white
blood. They declare that when that gather
ing together Of the nations of the earth,
spoken OF i'll the Bible, takes place, there will
DO no place for the mulattoes and negroes of
mix blood, because being neither white nor
black these "ain't got no nashun," and conse-
quently can't be gatheredin.
This notion had some hold even "up north
as was shown by a scene beheld tho other day
by q reporter in Becker street. There oc-
CURED a "fracas" between a mulatto woman
ana q negro woman whose skin was of Egyp-
tian darkness. Asis the case with most such
quarrels, the origin Of the dispute was of a
trlning nature. But the combat was none
the less fierce for that while it lasted. They
fought with natures weapons and the woman
OF pure African blood was worsted. But she
still had a Parthian arrow left.
"lse done whup YER" said the mulatto,
triumphantly.
well, eff yer has whup me, Use gwain to
ak yer somfin'. an Of yer nswer me dat yer
can whup me agin."
"Glang, yer can't ak me muffin dat I can't
answer"
"Jes' you wait, yaller niggah; don't be so
Drash. DON'T yer know dat de Bible say dat
de iashlns OBJ de earf's gwine to DO gathered
togeder in de last day?"
"In course l does"
Wei, den, jes' tell me wer' you's gwine to
DC den when Gabriel blows his trumpet Yer
amt black an yer amt white, an yer amt
got no nashun nohow, has yerp
Tho mulatto woman was at a loss for an
answer, and the black woman took adyan-
sage of the opportunity to beat q triumphant
retreat, occasionally yelling back at her an
t;s "Gwon, yer ole yaller niggah; yer
York Tribune. wv"
The Dickinson press., 1887-09-17
Official Proceedings Of the Billings Co.
Board Of Commissioners.

Board met persuant to adjournment
as an adjourned board of equalization
at 9:l5 o'clock a. M, Sept. 9th. 1887.
Present, Messrs. Truscott and Ferris.
Satisfactory evidence having been
given that a greater loss has been sus.
tanned i'll cattle throughout Billings
county during the winter of 'so.'s7
than was supposed on the first of
April,
On motion the board have cut down
their equalized valuation us fixed on
the 5th of July, 20 per cent.
On motion the DICKINSON PRESS
was designated rs the official paper
Billings county.
On motion the office of Sheriff was
declared vacant on account of officer
whose bond was deemed insufficient
failing to procure il new and sufficient
bond.
On motion Owen Kendlay was ap
pointed to fill the vacancy.
On motion the following bills were
allowed:
d. w. Williams, justice fees, So Is
VIM. Ball, witness in Justice
court and mileage, s OF
VIM. Smith, witness in justice
court and mileage, 4 OF
Chas. Merry, witness in Justice
court and mileage, $ OF
- Livingston, witness in
justice court and mileage, n
jerome Clark, witness in jus.
tice court and mileage, 20
On motion the board %adjovrned t
meet September %. 1887.
j. l.. TRUsCoTT,
Chairman
Attest,
J. w. WILLIAMSON,
County Clerk.
The Dickinson press., 1887-09-17
What is a Tuft Hunterq

In the English universities all students wear
the regular cap and gown which has been
prescribed for undergraduates for centuries.
The cap, commonly called mortar board y il
q sort of skull cap with o frame of about ten
inches square on top, covered with the same
material as That of which the cap is made.
From the center of this square hangs a tassel.
Noblemen are entitled to wear a gold tassel
instead Of the plain one of tho commoner.
Certain students who are accused of toadyinr
to their noble fellows are called "tuft hunt
ers," or, in other words, hunters of the gold
tasSel.
The Dickinson press., 1887-09-17
MARRIAGE BETWEEN COUSINS.

Scientific Opinions on Both Sides Of the
9uostion-An Anxious Inquirer.
This inquiry as to the effects of such mar
riages on their offspring comes from a friend
In Oregon:
us not the common belief that marriages
between first cousins are Objectionable some
what like the belief in the effect Of tho moon
upon planting of crops, shrinking of meats.
ETC., merely condolences. and not caused by
the moon? am aware, Of course, that family
traits must be moro pronounced in tho chill
dren, but where both sides are mentally and
physically sound l can't see why such mar
riages should have the tendency to produce
unsound children"
Though the prejudice against such mar
riages has a sounder basis than mere supersti-
ton, their evil effects upon offspring seem to
have been exaggerated, except in instances
where there is a family ~predisposition to
serious disease. In 1871, when the English
census was to be taken, Sir John Lubbock,
DR.. Playfair and other scientific men made
an effort to have statistics obtained as to the
prevalence and consequences Of cousin mar
riages, but unfortunately they were defeated
by a parliament which was silly enough to
treat their proposition with scornful laughter.
Afterward Mr.. George H. Darwin, son of the
great Darwin, and himself q man Of much
scientific reputation, undertook an investiga-
tion on his own account, though in u COM
paratively narrow field, and reached the con-
clusion that, OH the average, such marriages
did not produce the evil effects commonly
attributed to them.
But Signor Paolo Mantegazza, a professor
at Pavia, made q somewhat similar inquiry
in 1865, and his deductions were that ICON
sanguineous marriages are, on the whole
moro unfavorable to the offspring than
others" and that "the nearer the kinship the
greater the danger" and the more so when
the kinship is through the mother, Sbecause
more evil or good is heritable from the
mother" Mr.. Darwin himself acknowledge
that the preponderance Of opinion among the
many authorities examined by him is that the
ill effects of cousin marriages are greater thar
his partial investigation showed them to be
DR.. Crichton Browne, of the West Riding
opinion that seven healthy temperaments
when common to both parents, often CONF
out as decided cachexie in the children" ane
he goes so far as to contend that no persons o
similar temperaments ought to marry. DR.
Lander Lindsay, of a Scotch asylum, thinks
on the other hand, that "the i'll effects O
cousin marriages, including insanity, ar
much less Than represented" DR.. Arthu
Mitchell, who, as deputy commissioner ii
lunacy for Scotland, made a very thorough
investigation of blood relationship i'll mar
riage, comes to the conclusion that 'consar
guinity in parentage tends to injure the of
spring."-New York Sun.
The Dickinson press., 1887-09-17

In looking over an old statistical
report on Dakota some interesting
facts are brought to light. The civil
zed population of the territory i'm lS7u
was l4,lsl; the Indian population 30.
600. The production of wheat in that
year vas 10000 bushels. We pass
through the short period of seventeen
years and see what change has taken
place. In 1857 we have a population
OF half a million people. the wheat
yield has increased 100000 bushels.
The advancement of the territory i'm
other branches has also been in pro-
portion to the above and yet her de-
velopnlent is just in its infancy.
The Dickinson press., 1887-09-17
Heads and Tails.

Every coin has an diverse and reverse side.
but every coin has not q head side and a tail
side. If the diverse of q coin is taken for the
head land that is the side the head is usually
on), then the side containing the principal in
scription or figure may he considered the
head, ITO matter what its shape. The date is
usually on the diverse or head side of a piece
in the exergue. The general rule in case Of
doubt is to take the date side for the head,
unless the date is in the middle of the piece in
large figures.
The Dickinson press., 1887-09-17
PHYSIOLOGY AND HYGIENE.
DIR. Fordycc Barker and other Author
tiles OIL SensiCkness.

DIR. Fordycc Barker and other Author.
tiles OIL Seasickness.
DIR. Frantzcl, of Berlin, reporting on the eff.
fects of immolerate smoking upon the heart,
says that smoking, as n rule, ngrees with per.
sons for many years, although by degrees
cigars of n finer flavor are chosen. But all at
once, withou. any %assignahle cause, troubles
ae experienced with the heart, which compel
the calling in of the doctor. Common cigars
are not So liable to produce these effects Us the
finer favored ones. Nor can the charge be
laid upon cigarettes, although they produce
evils of their Owl. The troubles seldom be-
gin Till after tho smoker is over 30 years of
aS', and most usually attack him at between
So and to. While it has not been determined
what it is that makes smoking injurious. it
appears certain that the effect does not de.
pend upon the amount Of nicotine.
The Dickinson press., 1887-09-17

THE humiliation of IL newspaper
editor who devotes all the space i'm
his editorial columns to vit@uperatiun
and Islander and then finds his state
ments ridiculed and looked upon as
lies, can better be immagined than
described. The records some of them
make are not to he enviel. Wilson
and futile are classcd with these n.y.
The Dickinson press., 1887-09-17
The Foundation, of ven,o.

The city of Venice came to be built with
canals instead Of streets from the fact of be.
ing situated in the midst of lagoons, collec-
lively known as the lagoon of Venice, and
originally formed by the retreating Of the
sea-. At Venice they are separated from the
sea by = tongue of land extending at a dis.
lance of about four miles from the coast and
divided by gaps, some Of which form har.
bors, and inclcse numerous small islands.
into which piles are driven for the construc.
ton of the city.
The Dickinson press., 1887-09-17
The Nine Points.

The following are said to be the nine points
of the Jaw. Whether there are other yer.
sions we know not: l. A good deal of money.
9. A good deal of patience. 8. A good cause.
4. A good lawyer. S. A good counsel. 6.
Good witnesses. Z. A good jury. s. A good
judge. D. Good luck. As the popular phrase
goes, possession is nine points of the law, be-
cause it is difficult to dislodge the man who
has possession under a color Of title.
The Dickinson press., 1887-09-17
Hindoo Music.

Sir ". Jones a century ago told how the
aGopis" (nymphs Of Madura invented each a
musical scale, each hoping thereby to win for
herself tho love of the young god Krishna.
One Of these scales (the Carnati) corresponds
exactly, We are told, with the old Highland
Scotch scale (B and F being omitted but
when there are even after modern reduc-
tionS thirty-six of them, nc wonder that
some are identical with scales in other parts
Of tho world. Still there is nothing about
Hindoo harmony in Sir W. Jonea.-Au the
Year Round. -.
The Dickinson press., 1887-09-17
No Happiness. in Id,ono..

TIT keenest sorrows of the world arc in
the homes of people of a%fauence, who are
SO much envied by those who struggle in
daily toll for bread; but If the skeletons Of
the homes of the honest sons of labor
could be compared with the skeletons Of
the homes of the rich, both would learn
that there is no happiness in idleness; no
wealth but the content Of ialustyy.-
Philadelphia Times.
The Dickinson press., 1887-09-17
Enlargement of tho sn,eer.

Dr.. N. Richards recommends very highly
in Medical Gazette the use of borax in cases
of enlargement of the spleen. He claims to
have employed it in q great many severe
cases with success. He uses the borax in ad-
dition to the iron treatment, his plan being to
give to an adult about thirty grains in o
lump, which is allowed to dissolve In the
mouth. One dose of this size is given early in
the morning and again in the evening.
The Dickinson press., 1887-09-17

TIE PRESS has faithful correspond.
ents ut Taylor and Gladstone. 1t de-.
sires correspondents in all the other
towns in the county and would he
pleased to hear from Richardton. An.
telope, South Heart and Beltield. \
few items of news from each of the
towns every week will keep them
before the public and result i'll much
benefit.
The Dickinson press., 1887-09-17
company

TIE Northwest News. published at
Grand Forks, Oak, has made It's ;,-
pearance as the latest Democratic in.
FAINT i'll the lap of Republican Dakota.
The Democratic cllild,en should isec
that it is supplied With plenty of
pap" w. r.. Bierly is editor and
makes Il bright. spicy sheet of the
News. deserving success.
The Dickinson press., 1887-09-17
VALUABLE. Accession to Msteria Medico.

Valuable Accession to Materia Medica.
Reports are current of the discovery of a
peculiar property in q plant, known in India
as the gymnema Sylvestre, md which, two
or three of its leaves being chewed, absolutely
abolishes the tongues power to taste sweet
ness. Its power to destroy the taste of any
thing sweet suggests its use to correct morbid
craving for sweetmeats-a source of dis
orders of digestion. 1t is also reported to
have been found that gymnema "abolishes
the power of enjoying a cigar.n Great ex-
pectations, says Science News, exist Us othis
accession to modern materia medica.
The Dickinson press., 1887-09-17
THE WAITING CROWN.

The greatest words as yet remain unspoken;
The noblest songs remain as yet unsung;
But soon the expected silence will be broken
When highest thoughts and songs have found
their tongue.
And one, perhaps, whom men know not; who,
quiet,
Hath borne q dcathless music in his soul.
May thunder forth above the mad worlds riot
A voice to stir the earth from pole to pole.
80, poet, write! and voice thy songs, musicianl
Repress thou not what Nature meant to be-:
Inc waiting crown, whatever thy condition,
Must fall at last on one, why not on thee?
s. D. Smith, Jr.
The Dickinson press., 1887-09-17

THE Supreme court of Illinois has
affirmed the decision of the lower
court in the Anarchist eases and the
men must hang. True Americans say
amen,
The Dickinson press., 1887-09-17

At the election in New York,
Thursday. the old board of Northern
Pacific directors came ont winner. If
they NOW do the proper thing L. +.
Cakes will he elected president of the
cOmDlny.
The Dickinson press., 1887-09-17
Saturday, Sept. IL, 1857.

DAKOTA takes the cake-a gold
medal-for the finest display of prod.
ducts at the Minnesota stat" fair. Da.
tn ALWAYS leads.
The Dickinson press., 1887-09-17
Delinquent Tax Sale.
Stark County. {ss.
Ontce OF the County Treasurer, Dickinson, OAK, August &c. 1882.

Ohce OF In County Treasurer, Dickinson, OAK, August 26. 1882.
L. . a: Fanah, Treasurer. of SMrk Count, Dakota Territory, de hereby certify ,M. ~.
mAE nm H1 o5 5r real PnpryhM has become deinquntl reason of nm-paymento Of uM. Er mee, sa
nmn S"s ma%m r % s n%amM win the the smm1y and interest advertising and all r cos uccImc
next being the. third day of october 4. d 1887 between the ours of line oHmL a"uo c cG
@kP NJ and @ndnmingu ndlan have been offered fr sale at %e on Sr MGMa a M and
Ounyo OF Strk and TERRITORY of Dakota. NN ""e ""hO
WnncHm IN hand this twenty Mhd day of Augnrt A d 1857
~. FARRAH, Treasurer rs stark cour,v
The Dickinson press., 1887-09-17
Teachers Examination.

A teachers examination will be held Mt Dick
inson, in the County Superintcndent's office on
October 18th, 1887.
Applicants for tenchcrs' certificates are to pro.
vide their own stationery and pens. All exam
nations will be public.
To secure II First Grade Certificate, in addition
TO the common branches taught, applicants must
pass Il satisfactory examination in theory and
practice of teaching, Civil Government. Algebra,
Book Keeping. Natural Philosophy and Geome.
try. THoMAs EVANS.
Sept. 17-3t. Supt. of Schools.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-31
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Brief Mention.
 You can buy nice goods and prices low at Dorman's.
 For bargains go to Northrop's.
 Rents collected promptly at IF. Hoadleys.
 Hon. Charles L. Mitchell was in town yes- terday.
 Andrew Walker, of the engineering corps on Governors Island, is visiting his father in this city.
 The frame for Baldwin & Nettleton's store in Milford, to take the place of that recently burned, was raised yesterday.
 Robert G. Christie, first lieutenant of the Blues and contractor at the clock shop, will locate permanently in Illinois.
 Charles L. Belcher has sold the patents and the machinery for manufacturing his patent hat clasp to the Dunlap hat company of New York.
 w. A. Lincoln of post IF, G. A. R., of New Haven will install the officers of post Elias Howe, jr., of Bridgeport next Thursday evening.
 The lots bought by the school district as the site of the new school house in Washing ton district were purchased of Eli B. Clark, Chicopee, Mass, man.
 United States Senator Blodgett, of New Jersey, will spend New Years day in this city with his uncle, Police Commissioner Samuel Johnson. MT. Blodgett formerly lived here
 Assistant Quartermaster General William Morgan and Commander Coe of New Haven were present at a fine entertainment given by Elias Howe post, G. A. R., of Bridgeport, Thursday night.
 Now is the time to buy sealskin sacoues and choice plush sacques at great bargains at Burgess & Burgess; also those highly fash- ionable mutfs and boas so much in vogue, as the ladies are well aware-a splendid assort- ment.
 The Second company Governors Horse Guard will give their first sociable of the sea- son at their parlors on Wednesday evening next. Elaborate preparations have been made and most enjoyable time is assured those who participate
Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-31
THE sToDDARD LECTURES.

Next Tuesday evening the noted lecturer John L. Stoddard will appear at the Hyperi- on Theater, where he will open his course of lectures. His subject will be ''Travels in Sunny Spain." The advance sale of tickets has already amounted to nearly $2,000.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-12-31
Durham.

Professor Mark Putnam of New Haven gave lecture Thursday evening on ''The story of the stars" The largest audience which ever yet greeted lecturer in Durham filled the church in spite of the crest of the cold wave, and they heard and watched with the keenest interest the lecturers pleasing and striking recitals of the latest discoveries in astronomy illustrated by powerful stereop- ticon.
 The pictures had evidently been selected with great care and skill, and were brought out very clearly and sharply.
 Altogether the entertainment was voted of the highest order both in pleasure and 1n- struction